By late March or April, a dizzying display of tulips, daffodils, and other cold-weather loving bulbs burst onto scene. The best place to see these beauties this year will be the Flower Walk, whose display alone contains over a third of the some 82,000 bulbs going in the ground across the Garden. Many marvel at…

When snow blankets the Garden, our team of horticulturists spring into action! In addition to checking for damage to plants, team members help physically remove snow and ice before guests arrive to ensure everyone is surefooted while they visit.

Gourd-geous fall decorations have popped up all around the Garden! More than 1700 pumpkins and gourds of all shapes and sizes are sprinkled throughout but none more dramatically than on the Flower Walk. This transformation, not complete without cornstalks and hundreds of mums, takes only three days to complete.

Rhododendron ‘Conlee’ also known as Autumn Amethyst(TM) Encore (R) Azalea is an eye-catching broadleaf evergreen shrub. It tolerates partial shade to partial sun and reaches a height of 4-5 feet with a spread about the same. Like most azaleas it prefers acidic, well drained soil. Its showy, fuchsia flowers bloom first in the spring and…

If you’ve been to the garden recently, you may have spotted our new “bakfiets “or cargo bikes rolling around. The cargo bike is very popular in the Netherlands and is generally utilized as a child transport, errand bike, utility bike, and more. These bikes are able to haul tools, plants, weeds, mulch, and other materials around….

It’s been 5 years since the summer exhibit, “Imaginary Worlds,” first came to the Garden. Its centerpiece, Earth Goddess, has drawn a lot of attention since then. Here are a few behind the scenes photos. Watch her come together and the horticulture team grooming her beauty!

This green, coral-esque tree has recently stirred up quite the buzz here at the garden. Cereus peruvianus ‘Monstrosus’ is a very unique cactus not only because of it’s size, but it’s rare and breath-taking flowers that are not long after followed by delicious fruit. The flowers of this particular cactus are very shy, and bloom…

Tucked deep in the Lou Glenn Children’s Garden, carnivorous plants are attracting more than just insects! These attention-grabbing native pitcher plants and Venus fly-traps have eye-catching flowers hoisted high above the danger to pollinating insects. This strategy allows them to make seeds for the next generation of plants while ensuring that they don’t accidentally eat the pollinators…

When freezing temperatures threaten our plants we take measures to protect them. Tropical plants for summer had already begun to arrive when a deep freeze hit! Known to the staff as “tent city” we covered tender marginal plants. These will all make an appearance in mid April as part of our annual displays. Coverings allow…

January provides a satisfying display here at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. We see beautyberry, winterberry and the red berries of the strawberry tree. Bark from trees such as the paperbark maple or the Japanese Stewartia prove that trees are interesting with or without their show of foliage. Callicarpa acuminata ‘Woodlanders’ – one of our beautyberries…